Phonograph.



N. H. HOLLAND. PHONOGRAPH.

Arrucmon mtu SEPT.. 29. |913.

Patented 1311.234917.

` ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NETFM'AN'4 H. HOLLAND; 0F WEST ORANGE, NEW 4JERSEY, ASSGNOR T0 NEW JERSEY PATENT COMPANY, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION F NEW i JERSEY.

.- PHoNoGnAPH.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

Anplication filed-September 29, 18413. Serial No. 792,253.

' "Tololl 4whom it may eminem:

u 'Beit known that I, NEWMAN H. Hor.-

yND, a subject of the. King of Great Britain, and a resident of Vest Orange, in the "beountyof Essex-and State4 of New Jersey,

. have invented a new and useful Improve- -nient in ,Phonogl'aphgot' which the followiii is a description. x y lV v invention relates to plionogrrapln` and Imore particularly to an improved sound "reeord support therefor, and is an improve- .'r'nenton the invention diseloszed in my eopending application, Serial No. t'iLl filed lpOetoherli, 1911. and entitled phonographs 15t`and-on n'hieh Patent No. -1.l(i7,()() wahl "fgrantedon January 11. 1916. Ordinary (f iflindrieal phonograph ei'ord.-` "are provided \vith tapered bores but the di "uieters of these bores var.\r somewhat and 2 d'als'o irhange to a. (ainsiderableextent under ""fdiifferent temperature eonditions. `whereinl f' the supports upon whiehthe rerords are lfially mounted vary and change but little iid-ian'ieter.v i 2".;3 Tn using phonographs of the eonuuereial """tvpe, it is very important, in transcribing.

hat the reeoril should oeeupy the same relati e. lol'iglitlldinai position with respect to "i'tSQiiiipol-l. and .he srale usually assiwialed ""1herewith` as it did when dietated. in order "itl "t the! transeriber may quit-lily and eor- 1 Vetla `aasoeiate the instruetions. whieh the "dii'tator'usualllv indirater, on a memoran- *","`|`luin sheet havingr a `seale eorreiamnding`r to 3'5f*t|iif e-ale on the phonograph.with,tlleproper ffpai "of 'the dietaied reeord and tliereb \-{.e.\fie ienee no 4dillieultv ini rari-.Vingonl sueh l',-`iili'e'tfioiisV in 'making' a lrai'iaeription' ol rebord.' llowever. mvingJto the. vari andfehaugingfol"y the diaineleix ol the` 'oi-ds, as desrrilwd above. it frequently \liappens that tlie attempt topui-:h tlueiree- 'rds :to `a predeterlnined poi-Lition` on the ""isilllipints therefor eonunonl)Y e|up|o ved re- }\lt|t.s1 in breaking the Same. l ='l"he I n'ineipal vobjert ol'A my invention i lo {novi-de an i|nproved support .l'or Eaound "i'e`orila ivhieh. `while adapted lo l'irml v hold "ilief remords, will permit. the. saine to be. al- 5.)" wavs pushed thereon to a predeleimineil relative' longitudinal `position without ulirealving, ln eonl'ormitv willi thia olijeel-, .wl 'preferably provide 'a' support in whiih Atll'ef record enflagrilig means ia nio \'ab|e to- "wardk anda'way un the :infie ol' the support, and inwhich means is provided tending to yieldingly ma'intain the said engaging means in the outermost position relative to` the axis of the support. but which will permit inward movement thereof to allow the record, after the saine has been lpushed thereon to Snell an extent as to tightly engage said engaging means. to be pushed still farther onto the Support.

A further objeet of` niv invent-ion ia to provide. in a support having.r the above eharn aeteristies. a eonstruetion n'lureby the Support may he readily manipulated to |'i'erinit a reeord to he readily removed therefrom nitnout danger ot damagingF or breaking sueh reeord.

(ther objects and feature` of nl v invention will appear more fully in the i'ollmw imgr desiription and appended elaims.

l `or a elearer umlersianding of my invention. `attention is hereby directed to the ydrawing aerompalrvini;n and 't'ori'ning a partofthe apeeitieation and in nlnet-ilA Figure l is a front elevation parti)v in See- 4tion ot' a phonograph embodying my iuvein lion; Fig. is an enlarged lQeetional view on line 2f-L ot Fig. l. with a portion in haelt of the lertion plane broken ana'v: Fig. 3 is an enlarged seetional vien'. of the .upport` on line l-3 of Fig. l. showing the relativi-pir sitionh` of its parts when a rerord has; been pushed thm'eon to a position lievond that shown in Fig.V 1; Fig. l is a .wei-tion on linl.` -t-l ot' Fig. :2. with parts shown in elevation: Fig. fr is an enlarged seetional vien', pa.rtl \Y in elevation.l on line --5of Fig. l;' Fig. '(3 is a sei-tional vien' on line mt ol Fig. 4. parts'being omitted: and Figq' is an, enlarged t'r.i;,nnentar)7 vien' ot the'suppoi-Las .shown iiiflfigr. l. with the parts thereof in position to permit a. record to be readily removed. l

ln all-the views. eorrespondiug parta are designated bythe same referenee ehuracters. 'lhe phonograph to \vhieh 'my invention 4is shown applied in Fig. l. iS of well known I in the usual manner. A- collar or flug 8,.

tatable Within a bearing circling the Ipulley 10 rotatable' onthe `Shaft outer Walls of ,all the slots 27 an'd28 are 1o- 'A cated at the-'same distance from the axis'of' shaft 6, the'slot's QTheing arranged radial-ly of the axis of. the support, while the S1 ots `28 in disl 2 0 are. preferably arran 'edat acute .n and equal an lesl't'o theslots 2 ','1 asr4 'clearly 'shownnrFig..-2.j i I R f erenceharadter'29 rep'resentsfrods'or members extending longitudinally of 4 thc shaft 17" andwhichf are f:'rdipfd. to engage 75- the. bore :oa cylindrical honograph record- A.' .Rods 129.- .ui-pre erablyg cylindrical itiv form andi-correspond nl'n'u'mb'er to the e number of slots v27 'or j 2.8, the. innerend o feaeh' ofV these Prods" beiI'gf.-f'g formed1 with a` su .Slightly4 reduced: AcylinV tical-portion30 seated in :1 -pair o f--eopemeing-islotse? and 28 of disks- 19. 'and`v 20] -T 7 y in the e-irxegpond inend of the tube or sleeve 4. Veference character '16 represents a gear, the hub 13 of whichis'suitably secured to the enlarged portion 9 of the shaft 6, und from this gear, by connections (not shown), the feed screw ofthe phonograph Ais driven suitably secured, as by u set eer-ma.'l toth right hand end of the ,Shaft 6,115 shown in ,F1g. 1, engages the "correspondin endA of the tube4 and coperaties with the gub 13 of gear 16, engagingthe end of the bearing 7, to' prevent thesh'aft 6 from shifting longitudinally with reference .to the tub 4, Power is transmitted to the/driving Shaft of; the 'phonograph by means of a. bolt 12' ein 11, which meer is suitably. securedm the,

standard 2 as by a set' serewbr equivalent the width efslotm 28,.ililelytlly 'sa .f meansV (not shown),vv Anyf' suitable' Irifs may readily-immo"there umngfthemamp- V`(not'Shawnfis employed t0;.preferitimme` dition-of; @sopporta nto-1:. ermnerzend Cao . ,21j Pair 0f .alifljacent Y flanges or disks mounted,-

thereto fishy a sotrew 21.1'iassi'ng/t- *the collar. plfoi-ably.formed fintegrnllvwith disk 19. i

l rospcctixjoly onvnging therefor irl-the espe which is slidahlebnek and. forth upon the' 'enlarged portion 9 of .the driving shaft '6.

irient'of'tlie piilfey 10 axially of the shaft 11. The shaft 11 is axially in line Witlrthe shaft 6, and the pulley'lthereonis adaptedto be connected to shift 6 'by a clutch '-15,

The movement of clutch' 15 `along the nlar'gcd portion- S) ofshaftv 6 is controlled in S29v the' usual manner by means comprising; 'af'- S11' n refpne'ferabl y yw;

. rt ghtlygresite 1 ht h thecombinedfthickness of disks'19. 'and s to-permit movementio'f the outerj nd of .hero'ds toward .and away 'from "the"-'.ax 1"s' lof shaft 6 .'nbo'u't the inner endsthereof. Spring-23 is. 100 Soar-ranged that, when'pf'erthe reduced end j portions'BO ofrods29aregsented in the operntifngpairs d 28,.'it i y {tendto turnr 7 Vand with reg 105' inof the arrmyY clutch. i

-My improved record supportl comprises a. tubular shaft 17 secured it 'its opp'f'isite" ends, as by friction, to bearings 1 7' 'and' "18? whereby it 'isf rotatahly mounted' 11pon "thef` tube 4, bearingrl?" .being sili-tably-secured,

us by means of set svi-ew 8', "to the colln'rS so that the shaft 17 will' rotate' with the. shaft 6. i

Reference characters 19 and 2 0 represent on l the. shaft 1 :7 :rdjmzent the? innerltor! left hand end thereof, the disk 20 being lor e-'on the shaft v17.,.'und t}i e'- 1isk 19 being'szicilreil rough' The disk. erahly vof the Yinline; dim ontly connected', spiral spring 33 lm vin und 2.0 .fire pref- :and aifo'li'esrlll l 20. 'lf l1.

one oli the openings 3l in the disk oryfla-nge 33. As clearly shown in Fig. 5. the openings 34 extend through slightly more than a semicrcle so that the rods 29 are retained against disengagement laterally 4from the flange or disk 33 and at the saine time extend slightly beyond the flange or disk so as to he adapted to engage the bore of the .sound record. The openings 3l are. slightly larger in diameter than the rods Q9 so as to permit easy move ment of the latter therein during the manipulation o f the device. By reason of the location of tli'e openings Pil nearer the axis oil' Vthesupport than the slots S27. the support formed hy the rods 2?; has a slight taper toward the outer end thereof. The fiange or disk Iii-i is provided with a eup shaped portion or meinher S5 slidahly mounted on the shaft 1T. this cup shaped memher heilig preferahly provided with a head lili to facilitate the oi'ieration thereof.r A coiled spring 37. oi' other suitalile resilient men'ilier. is located hetween the end of the. Vhore of the cup shaped member 3.5 and the. collar S and .serves to hohl the flange or disk 9.3 in its` outer position. and therehyY to retain the members 2f) in lirni engagement with the liore of the record A. as shown in Fig. 1. serew 3S.or other suitable guide. is secured to the shaft, 17 and its head cooperates with a longitudinal slot 99 in the cup-shaped inemher El?) to hold the disk or flange il?) `with its openings -l in axial alinement with the slots Livin the disk or vtlange 19 This fserew also' serves. hy its engagement with the ends of the said slot. to limit the axial movement oi the cup-shaped meniher 35 and thereby of [lange or disk The relative location of the slots 2T in flange 1l) and the openings 34 in the flange or disk fili-3 is sur-h that. when the inner ends of rods 2li are suhstantially in engagement with the outer walls ot' slots 27 andy the flange 33 is in its outer position. the taper of the support formed hy rods 2f! substantially conforms to the taper of the liore oi the blank A. as shown in li'ig. l. Moreover. the support is so designed that. when the parts are inthe position just `deserihed. the hereof a record plared thereon will g engage the, rods'fl when the inner end of the record is stilia slight distanee i'roni'the disk` y 19. as shown in Fig. l. 4lt is evident that an inward pressure. Vsuflirient to eause inovenient ot' the inner endoi'aiiy ol" they rods 2l) toward the axis of the support will. hy reason of the engagement of the rods with the relatively iin-lined slots 3T and 2S. eause ro-. tation ol' the disk 2() with respect to disk lll in a direction opposite` Vthe arrow shown in and therelrv cause a like movement of llie. .lest ol' the rods 2f). iii" reason ol the:

radial arrangement ol llie slots 2T in disk'lfl.,

the inner ends of rods i219 4are eoiislrained to movement in a radial direction only with reispect to the -aXis of the support, upon the' support, according to theI direction of such relative rotation.

ln using my invention, a record A is placed upon the support hy merely sliding the same along the rods 29 until it engages the same, with sufficient firmness to he held thereon ilyfriction. At this time, the record will occupy a position on the support corresponding to thatshown in Fig. lvwitli the hoi-e of the record firmly in engagement with the rod-s 2l) for substantially their entii'e.lengtli. The reeord 'A is now pushed still farther onto the support until the inner end thereof engages the disk 19. where,- npon the inward pressure 'exerted hy the walls ot' the larger end of the bore of the record will eause. inward movement of the inner ends oi' the rods 2l). whieh movement will he radial and uniform for all-tlie rodsI h v reason of the aetion of disks lll and 2() and their slots .27 and 12H as ahove deseri'hed. llv reason of the aetion (if-spring 23. however` the rods :55) will he maintained in surh firm engageinent with the hoi-e of the record as to prevent relative rotation 'of the latter with respeet tothe support in the operation ofthe phonograpl'i. Tt will.` therefore. la' apparent that the cylindrical records may he always pushed onto my improved support into engagement With the flange or 'disk lll without anydanger oi' hreaking'the saine al the end where the hore is ol greatest-'diameter and tl'ie'material of the record is thinnest. lt'. however. the inner ends of rods 29 were maintained at a lixed dstane'e from the axis of the Jsupport` the records would fre- 110 support is designed are quite lhiek at that Y end where the diameter of tl-ieliore, is small liohtly fest. and accordingly a re strong enough at this end to prevent breaking thereof. h v the outward pressure exerted thereon hy ,the outer ends of rods 25) oiy in v support. when pushed i'roin the position shown Yin Fi". l into engagement with the [lange ordisk lll.

When` itis desired to remove. the'rmford A from thosupport. it is simply necessary to i foi-re the eup shaped meniher 355 and thereliv disk -ll iii-wardly toward llange 19' to the position shown iu'l"ig. 7. 'lhereupon the disk orllange Ill. h v reason ol' the engage meut 'of rods-2li Vwith the openings CH there ot'. will rause the collapsing ol"l the reeord support h v ino-ving the outer ends ol' rodsll toward the axis ol' tlie support and thereliy nui ."mefmbe'i-,- a 1th respect to tlieia-Xis-i-f the snpprima--siibstalitially as described..

`ramiina-tionwith a A'plnrality of record en- 'siiiiici'ently'-inorease'the taper of the support` to .remove the rods from tight engagement with the bore'of record AI and permit the' 'flatter to'be: ea'si'lyremoved by'hand, eren 'though previoustothecollapsing ofthe su port, therecord may have been secure y shrunk or'olamped thereon. I'preferably taper' the rods 29,- as -shown'at 40, oi'e'r' the 'portions adapted to be en gaged-by the flange or disk 33. whereby the amount of inward or outward-'movement ofthe rods 29I for a' gi'ijjen amountof llon'lggitndinal shifting of 'the' Hanges `materially increased, 1

' Itis .to ilnde'rstood, ofconrserthat i v imprintedsnppgrt-is. eqnally adapted for.

sound records and vsound vreeord blanks, and.4 thatfin vthe accompanying claims', the term record i is intended to `include both a Asound record 'and `a gsonnd; record blank, whilethe't'elgrn 1ec0rds is intended' to in- 'olndeboth sonndfreeoids'and sound record blanks',' l VVhilel have shown and specifically" described .the preferredembodiment of my inifenti'on. fit visgto' be Vnnderstoml.v of coarse, that 4many 'v'lnodificatlo'ns in the construction vand arrangement thereof may be made wlth- {nit-any departnrefrom the' spirit of my in-A scope of the appended .'Having'nonV 'described' my 'in i'fention` what Lelaim as new and Adesire to protect by Lotv .tei

J .Patent of the United States is as fol lows:` l' i l.' Infa' snpport' for. sound records. the eo'ni'binntiomof a. rotatable member, laI record 'engaging member. and a d'eiire resilient-ly connected to ,'sa'il-rotatable member for rotney movementvrlth respeettheret'o and ro- "aeting: therewith when tnrned with respect `thereto in either dircrt-ionto positireli7 'y chang-e the position ofjsaid record engaging member withresprctwto the axis of thesnp-v Y. port;substantially as described. l 5v .Y a smiport lforl -...so'nnd'i records.. 4the combination' o'ifamember adapted to engage 3 'the bore o'f'fa record', ajd'evice (parting. with .sziidjm'ember'f adj'atfnt one endg( :operable Vtoimsitively moet?, sa l Y ax *of-.the 'snp'iort; andi-means operablein- --3. ln a1 snpport for sound,recordmftliv' inem-bers, of means comprising a {illil tively rotatable nien) mrs latifve rot-'ation in either change the 'relative A engaging members.

scribed.

tially-as descri va shaft, ofa p combination with-"d plurality of record e'n gaging members, ofivi'n'eans comprising a pair of vpositively andresili'ently connected relatively rotatable members adaptedl by their v relative rotation. i 'either' direction to change the relativemposition 'of said record engaging jmembei 4'suiistiintially as de 5. In a phonographgthe combination with a shaft, of a plurality of record engagingL 3 members extending longitudinally thereo and snpporting means .forlv said members comprising a plnralit of relatiyely rota,- table'. members adaptedy'by their relative rotation inV either direction to positively change members with res ect' 6. 'Ina phonograph, 'thecombination with ashatt,vv of a pluralityA .of record .en aging members extending longitudinally txereoi, and means comprisin a member capable of rotary movement Wit respect-to said shaft and adaptedfbysneii rotary. movement in either direction topositively chan e the g stion oflsaid .record enga ng mein rs with respect to serlbed.'

.y In a phonofra'iihrthe oombination 1 l 95 me'nbersA extending longitudinally there() andsnp'portir'ig means Aor said 'record ga'ging 'meml'ier'sv comprising apair'fof members having a resilient' eonnectlom't @my 0f 'record engaging v 9 `o'f's'aid pairofv vmembersbeing fast nsfld shaft and the other benglc'xise thereon, said aoy .I the shaft, su stanti'ally' as pair of members'being' adapted b relative i angular in'oreinent thereof in eit er'.direc tion to'liositivelyehange the relative-posi? tion 'of said reeoiil' engaging members, 'snbsta-ntially as described. l -A SLYIn a.' support forfsoiind' records, r the combinationoa record engaging. member,"

andjsnpporting means for said member compri's'i'nir...a"4 V.pair of,l independently. operable devices adapted jto coact with said' member.' adiacenti its ends respectiyely to positively move' said' member at' 'its 'ends either toward or away frmf'tbeaxis ofthe snpport,`s\1b rality' of frecordaengaginmenibers, and snp' porting1- means; for sail mem-bers .comprisrecord engaging members either toward o'r romthe axis of thevsnpport will pr-nsit'ively'l canse relative rotation .of said xelat-velyrotatable members and thereby efi'eot asimi-V ,lar movement 'of tlieyrest' of said record-engaging'members, snb'stan'ti'ally as described".

10. In 'a phonograph, the combination with a. shaft, .a y-plnrality of" longitudinally lei;

iso'

so." the inclination of said record en aging.

to said shaft, su tantending record engaging members, and supporting means for said members comprising a pair of members, `'one of which is fast on sald shaft and the other of which is loose on said shaft and resiliently connected to the fast taneous movement of said record engaging members toward or away from said shaft,

" lll' substantially as describe 11. In a honograph, the combination with a. sha-ft, oi) a plurality of record engaging members extending longitudinally thereof, and supporting means` for said members comprising a plurality of relatively rotatable members provided with means whereby such memberswill1 upon their relative rotation, positively change the relative position of said record engaging members and whereby movement of any ofsaid record `,enzgfaging' members either toward or from said shaft will positively `cause relative rotation of the relatively irotatable members, substantially as described.

12. In a phonograph, the combination with a sllaft,ot' ya plurality of record engaging members extending longitlulinallythereof, and supportii'lg means t'or said members comprising` a pair of relatively rotatable members provided with means comprising a plurality ofpairs of relatively inclined slots respectively enacting with said record engaging members, whereby the relative rotation -of said pair :if members will effect a change in the relativepositlon of lsaid record engaging memln-rs and whereby movement of any of said record engaging members toward or from said shaft will cause relative rotation of the relatively rotatable members, substantially as described.

Iii-In a phonograph, the combination with a, shaft, of' a plurality ot' record engaging members extending longitmlinally thereof,

supporting means for said members comprisinga pair of relatively rotatable members provided with means com rising n plurality of pairs `of relatively inclined slots respectively coacting with said record engaging members, whereby the relative rota'- tion of said pair of members will effect `a change intherelativeposition of said record engaging members and whereby moven'lent of any of said record engaging members to ward or from said shaft will cause relative rotation of the relativelyrotatable members, and resilient means constantly tendinp,` to

maintain said relatively rotatable members in a predetermined relative position, substantially as described.

14. In a support for sound records, the combination with a record engagingmcmber. of a pair of relatively rotatable mem bers adapted .by their relative rotation in either direction to )ositively move the lecord engaging member with respect to the axis ot' the support, substantially as described.

15. In a support for sound records, the emnbination with a. record engaging member. of a pair of adjacent and relatively P0 tatable members which coact to form a support for the record engaging member at one end tl'iereof and which are adapted yby their relative rotation to move said record engaging member with respect to the axis of the support, substantially as described.

16. In a supi'u'irt for sound' records, the eombination'with a record engaging member, of a pair of relatively rotatable members adapted by their relative rotation in one direction to positively-movet||e record engaging member toward the axis of the support, substantially as described.

rlhis spe'eilit'ationsigned and witnessed A this itll day of, Sept., 1913.

NEWMAN Il'. HOLLAND.

Witnesses:

WILLIAMA. HARDY, Fmconmcx BACIIMANN. i 

